Crime Rates at Fircroft Avenue, Sheffield, S5 0SB

Fircroft Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 84th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fircroft Avenue (S5 0SB) in the last 12 months was 389.9 per 1,000 residents and was 228.2% higher than the Firth Park average (118.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 249.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 229.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fircroft Avenue (S5 0SB), the main crime hotspot is near Bellhouse Mews. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.